ORCHARDING WHERE CHOICE OF SLOPES MAY BE HAD 

 Courtesy R. L. Hutchinson 



/ CHAPTER V. 



THE ASPECT. 



"Under the cloudless blue they He, 



Golden hills in the golden sun; 

 Rising up to the mountains high, 



Reaching down where the rivers run. 

 Up to the springs of youth they lead, 



Under the edge of the purple pines; 

 Ways untainted by toil or greed. 



Paths where peace in its fulness shines." 



—Mabel Earle. 



The aspect of the orchard is a subject upon 

 which there has been a great deal both said 

 and written. A very great difference of opinion 

 exists as to the advantage and disadvantage of 

 the aspect or slope of the land upon which the 

 orchard is planted. Some prefer a Northern, 

 others a Southern, many choose the Eastern and 

 quite frequently we find paying orchards which 

 have a decided Western exposure. So it be- 

 comes a question as to whether there is any real 



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